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The Name of the Rose (1986)

Movie"Who, in the name of God, is getting away with murder?"
Audience Score
75
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R 2 hr 10 minSep 24th, 1986Drama, Mystery, Thriller
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.
StarringSean ConneryF. Murray AbrahamChristian Slater
DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 24th, 1986
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 6th, 2004 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$18,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$77,200,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Thomas Schühly, Jake Eberts
Production Companies:Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, ZDF, RAI, Constantin Film
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookreligionchristianitymurder mysterymedievalmiddle ages (476-1453)poisonmonklibrarypoor